Chapter 9

The castle garden had become a dueling ground.

Torches are lit in the surrounding area, while those enjoying the party look forward to the battle between the heroes.

Lyn looked around the onlookers. Itsuki seemed to be laughing and trying to engage in a conversation with Ren, who completely ignored him.

The Sword Hero looked at Lyn with worry, but Lyn just smiled back.

Raphtalia was surrounded by several knights to make sure she doesn't escape.

There were several cloaked figures with glass balls in their hands. They were transmitting the fight to everyone in Melromarc.

"Now then, the duel between the Hero of the Spear and the Hero of the Shield will commence! The outcome will be decided when a finishing blow is about to be made or one side concedes."

"Hey, Motoyasu. What are you playing at?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Why is she in the arena?"

"Is that a problem?"

Of course, it is. She'll definitely cheat somehow.

"You know one of your spears can ricochet off of my shield and hit your precious ally?"

Motoyasu's surprised face told him that he hasn't thought of that. He walked over to Myne and after a few minutes of talking, she finally left the arena.

"Alright, no more interruptions are you ready?"

"Motoyasu... have you ever thought that maybe I was framed?"

"Huh?! Like hell you were. You are nothing but scum!"

"Really? You choose her words over mine despite us both being strangers to you? What a shame."

"Why would I ever choose your word over hers?"

Lyn lowered his gaze, his hair covering his eyes. His expression was grim and a small red spark came from his shield.

"Is it because she is female?"

Motoyasu blinked.

"If I was female and Myne was a male, would you have trusted me over her? If Raphtalia was male, would you have given a sh*t?"

"I-I..."

"Of course you wouldn't. Because you can't see anything beyond your d*ck, Motoyasu."

"Shut the hell up you criminal scum!"

Motoyasu transformed his spear and nodded to the king.

"Fight!"

You are even worse than he is.

"Deriyaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Motoyasu yelled as he ran at Lyn.

I'll demolish you!

"[Chaos Spear]!"

"[Airstrike shield]."

Motoyasu's spear split into several copies and all of them thrust into Lyn's airstrike shield.

"Take this!"

Motoyasu thrust his spear into the floating shield, but it didn't break.

"[Combo shield, [Shield Bash]."

The Airstrike shield pushed Motoyasu back and slammed him into the wall. With Lyn's nonexistent attack stat of 1, due to him putting 19 into defense, the damage inflicted on Motoyasu minimal.

But Lyn wasn't aiming for damage.

"[Airstrike Javelin]!" Motoyasu yelled, sending a red floating spear at Lyn. Lyn raised his viper shield and blocked the hit with ease.

That's it? THAT'S F*CKING IT?!

"HEY MOTOYASU, STOP HOLDING BACK YOU BASTARD! IF YOU CAN'T BEAT ME, HOW WILL YOU PROTECT YOUR DAMN HAREM?!"

"Shut... UP!"

Motoyasu dashed at Lyn, readying another spear.

"[Lightning Spear]!"

A bolt of lightning shot out at Lyn, who activated his [Thunder Shield] and blocked it.

"[Meteor thrust]!" Lyn went to block it with the viper shield, but suddenly he felt magic being gathered behind him, and a breeze knocked him off his feet.

Absorb.

[WHIRLWIND SWORD/SHIELD] UNLOCKED.

A beam of energy hit Lin in his chest while he was off balance.

People began to cheer on the spear hero. Motoyasu raised his spear.

"[Chaos spear]!"

Lyn tried to get up but he was once again blasted by wind magic.

"[Whirlwind Shield]."

A protective bubble of wind surrounded Lyn, protecting him from Myne's magic.

"[Lightning spear]! [Meteor Thrust]! [Shooting Star Spear]!"

The first two skills were easily dodged, however, the last skill fired off hundreds of energy spears at Lyn.

"[Shield Prison]."

A shield bubble surrounded Motoyasu, stopping all of his spears as well.

"[Combo Shield, [Dog Bite]!"

"Agh!"

Inside Lyn's shield prison, every shield spawned two dog heads and began biting Motoyasu.

"Let me out! You bastard! Fight me like a man!"

Lyn didn't listen. His expression was still empty but his anger was continuously rising.

Some people began to whisper.

"At this rate, the shield hero might win."

"Is this who we entrust our country to?"

"The shield hero isn't even that strong."

"Is the spear hero drunk from the party?"

"T̴h̷e̶r̸e̵ ̴i̵s̷ ̶n̵o̷ ̶w̴a̸y̴ ̸t̸h̶e̸ ̶S̷p̸e̴a̷r̵ ̷H̴e̶r̶o̸ ̴w̵o̵u̶l̷d̸ ̸l̸o̵o̷s̶e̵.̵"

"̷͇͚̏̎Ḣ̶̺̟̓e̷͓̪͌̑'̷̱̔͝l̷͇̏ḽ̷̅ ̵͙͂g̷͍͘e̶̞̽̍ţ̷̼̊ ̸̭̓t̴̺͗̑h̷̠̑̋ȇ̵̟̗͗ ̴͠ͅu̸̙͚͐͐p̸̡͝p̵̡̺̈́e̴̫͊͑r̷̳̦̐ ̸͔̀͝ͅh̷̥͒̀a̸͖͉̕n̶͓̆d̴͙̫͆̍ ̴̻͐͌s̵͎͛o̷̢̞̚͝o̸̪̮̒́ņ̴͖͒̍.̷̜̔"̴͔̿

"̶̖̓̎̆̃͘L̸̗̟̜̠̀͑͐y̶͖̞̳̥͂̌̿̎͌n̴̠͊̔̎̐ ̶̛͔͕͈̫̏͒̈́w̴̧̘͉̜̒̽͗̃̉o̵̢̜̦͗̓n̶͉͈̝̝̊ͅ'̸͚͖̑ͅt̸̢͆̋͑͘ ̴͖̤̼̓͒͗̏͠b̸̧̠͙̥̰̙͛ë̶̗͈̻̗̦̝ ̵̨̡̞͈̪̜̅͂̅͘͝ȧ̵̜̫͈̙̟́̈̑͐́b̵̝͌̍͑̈̚l̷̻̚ȩ̵͇̝̼̳̥͆ ̶̨̋͐̅̀̊́t̷̬̉̋̑͜͝ͅo̵̡̻͙̟̗̦̐̃̕ ̴͓̄̆w̸̧͈̯̤͋́͗̉̓̾ī̷̢͇̌ņ̸̳̇̽͝͠.̸̟͇̮͙̬̌̉"̶͕̝̍͛

"̷̨̖̦͈̺̯̰̭̻͆̍̓͐͂Ĥ̶̢͕̘̭͙͚̟̀̂ẻ̵͓͉̮̞̽̕̚͠ ̴̨̧͖̺̱͓̜̦͓̑̏͒́͝͝i̴̢̛̳̟͚̭̩̰̾͒̈́̆̾ͅs̴̬͖̘̈́̽̍̀̃͂̕̕ ̶̨̖͎͈͎̄̐͗͊ṫ̵͇͙͙̰͂́̾̈́̈́̕o̶̱̦͈̫̜̠̳̔̑̇̈́ő̵̡͉̬̐͜͜͝ͅ ̸̘͕̥̫̜̝̖̎̾̓͜w̶̫̻͉͇̯̙̲͇͍̌̄̎́̄̿̈́̈́̽e̷̗̳̘̻̒͝a̸̮͎̥̻̎ḳ̷̡̛̫̭̭̣͎͑͗̔͜͝͝,̸̨̢͖̺̺̈͆͋̔̿͗̐ ̷̢̛͋̐̓̓͠͝t̷̢̠͎̅͂̅̋̀͒̽̄͘͜ḣ̸͎̀̓̍ė̶͖̫͙̠͚̖͂͐͐͠r̶̢͈͎̈̽͛́̌͛̚ẹ̴̰̼̪̻̣̱̪̾͌̅̍͂̉̚͜͝͝ ̵̳̦͇͎͓̄͊͑̂́͐̓͘ȉ̶͓̮͖̎̉̀͠ș̸̺͋̄̋̋͝ ̵̦̊̈́͊̌̋͝n̴̨̧̨̡̛̻̳͖̈́̓̎̾͋̿͒͜ǒ̵̟̱̮̃̀͌̎̏̓̚͝ ̴̡̖̳̜̥̝̳̃̇̔̈ç̵̨̙̫͍͔̌̓̿̆͗̍͝h̷̨̜̘͉̎̌͆̉̈͗̚͜͝a̶̢͇̣̿̃̒͐͘͠͝͝͝n̶̡͕̼͍͇̺̩͂͌͊c̸̞͂̆̌͒̆́́͌͘ȇ̴͎̞̩̯͉̘̐̄͋̔̔͊̓̋!̶̯͔͕̥̱̭̲̇̐̄̇̎̅̕͝"̴̤̤̣̞̥͉̬̯̰̀̒͐

"̷̨̟̼̣̯̠̯̀̓̌͒J̴͚̥̟́̆͑͂̚ͅu̸̡̦̺̿͜͝s̸̡͚̪̠̬͕̬̮̖͋̐̀͑̂̎͑̎̓t̵̨̧̙̰̳͔̙͉̠̿͆͆̐̃̒̇̊͛́͘ ̸͉͐̄͑̉̏͊̈́̕h̸͉̻̙̹̟̟̮̻̗͖̤̯͘u̵̪̼͕͉̓͋̂͋͒̌r̵͙̠̺̞̱̟̖̭͑̄̔̄̀̿͜r̷̛͉̀͑͛̈̀y̵͉̘̅̌͒ ̴̧̢̡̳̪̩̙̺̤̲̍͂͋͐̔̕͝ų̵̗͈͔̫̯̭͍̓͑̌͊̒͐̚ṕ̴̢̢̙̝͈̩̬̼̠͐̄́̾̊̆͘ͅ ̸̨̤̻̲̲̞̠̜̗̽̈͆̂̓̏̐̕̚͠͝a̴̧̟̻͔̖̙͕͊̔̿͘͝n̴̛͚̹̯͍̝̱͇̪̠̲̍͐̈́̒̿͋ͅd̵̬̩̭̻͂͆̈́̃̋͗̈́ ̶̰̩̘̭̫̲͇͚͛̾̎̽̄͘̕͘͝ͅľ̷̹̣̗͈̼̘̤̼̞͍̖̒̾o̵̢̢̤͎̪͈͌̾̓͐̿͊̾o̶̙͚̤̊̊͠ş̷̛͖̹̭̆̓ę̴̨̔̀̅̊̌͑͂̏̐̊̕̕ ̸̯̲̺̪͇̗̲͔̩͔̆I̶̼̗̱͒͆̔̿̈̃́̉͂̕ ̷̧̪̻̗͎̰̦̬̹͛̊͝ḧ̶̗͖́̈́ạ̷̫͚̻̣̲̻̯̦̙̞̀͗͋̿̅͐̂͌̕͜v̶̙̣͍̒͘ẻ̶͈̦̘̳̰̣͑̏̇̊͛̇͐̾͘̚͝ ̴̱̑͋̊̄͊̐̌̂̇͛́p̴̜̘͉̗͖̥̙̗̪̑́͑̎̌͐͜͝͝l̸̰̣̋͒̈̌̄͆̈́͝a̴̞͚̝̖̿͑̀̇̏͝c̵̗̗̃̊̒̌̆̀͂́̈́e̶̢̡̫͈̮͇̼̬̦͋s̴͉̄͑̍̓̊̿ ̴̧̡̪̱̟̞̝̟̪̉̆͐̏ͅͅt̶͍̬̬͉̰̲̑̐̌̌ó̷̥̯͕̹͎͖͚̲̉͑ ̵̢̧̨̛͉̭̹̙́b̶̮̘͈̭͖̬̭̮̥̺̂̂͆̽̃̈́̌̕͜ͅe̴̡͍̥͍͍̣̳͈̺͛̒̄̒̃̊̈́̈́ͅ!̸͙̻̦̠̽̐̃͐̀̅͂̔́̐"̷̢̮̺͓̞̻͔̼̼͉͚̍͋̊̃̂̀͛̚̕̕͝͝ͅ

"̵̧̞̲͇̻̝̣̙̺̯̾͐̂̆̈́̈́͗͌́͆͠͝J̴̨̢̲̫̼̼̟̳̟̹̈́̏͌͛͆̓ṳ̶̡̥̯̮̞͖̲̥̻̠̯͔̌̈͂́̄̄̌̚͜ş̴̍ţ̷̛̣̤͍̹͖͂̽͐̆͒̑͘͝ ̶̙̥͉̈̅̾̈́̿̏͋̕͘̚͝g̶̡̢̗̳̥̼̩̝͖̙̱̘̟͛́̏͊̋̏͂͂͑i̴̢̞̺͔̻̥̩͚̞̽̐͑v̵̨̢̢̖͎̪̤͈̮̦̘̳̺̇̔͜e̷̥̲̤̖͎̝̝̖͔̖̯̲̯͎͊̒̈́̂̒͑̚̚ ̶̘̱̻͈̻̖̪̟̲̲̥͖͈͖͐̐̆́͛̌ų̸̨̢̭̩̝̬̻͚͚̹̐́̈́̈́̌͘͜͝͠p̴̞̠̥͙͈͌̓̎͊͐͑͗̐̎͆̋́̈́͌̕.̴̨͚̝̄̋ ̵̛̯̘͙͚͎̥̉͂́̕͝Y̷̧̝͈͇̬͇̝̻̙̪͑̇̽͠ͅo̴̘̎͋͑̈́̉̔͛͗̑̈́ȗ̶̢̢̪͉̞̳͆̀͐̿̃͋̐̈́̋̌̕͜ ̶͓̤̹͇͖̩̹͚̦̲̘̦͔̱͕̽̏ċ̷͈̙̠̚a̷͚̼̺̗̘̰̔̂n̵̥͙͓̩̼͕̲̻̭͎̪͉̣͎̎͑̈̀͐̀̃͌̓͜'̵̡̡̨̭͙̺̯̥̫̪͎̳̊̿͐̂̿̇̈́̉͗̕t̸̨̨̪̞͎̼͇̩̫͈͍͙̭̤̒͂͠ͅ ̸̤̞̻̻̯̰̺̜̓̀̅̃̏͑̊̊̏̊̚̕͝w̷̘̤̺̘̭͓͎̱͚̖̲͛̽͑̊͂̀̆͠i̶̩̎ņ̸̛͔̗̹̭̪͕̲̠̮̥̝̦̭͎͐̒̀̈́̽̌̈́̾̍͝ ̷͉̠͑͊͗̎̀̆́̆̓̚ẁ̷̧̛̠̬͔̆̈̄̊̈̈̏̕̕͝͝į̶̡̪͔̗̘̖̖͍̞͓͚̖͒̅́̏́̓̕͝ͅͅt̴̡̹͕̫͛̒̾̍̈͐̎h̶̨̯͈̝̻̯͔͚̣̤͎̀ ̸̡̟̖̞͓̱͍̥̯̻̭̪̜̈́̔͑̇͋̒̓̚̕͠ͅy̷̭̖̠͂̽̏̑́ò̸͓͚̣̬̜͓̘̫̹̩̗̓̉̓́͒̊͘͜ų̶̧̣͚̞̼̍̆͆̑̉̍̈͑̂̊̚̕̕͠ŕ̸̥͉̀̈́ ̶͕̟̖̣̳̽͊ͅp̵̥̮͍͔̹̺̹͈̐̇̈͌̃̉̓͑̇̒́̿̒̈ā̴̙̦͊̐͂̅̐̀̊͐͂̚t̴̡̨̛̳͚͚̦̯̓͊̈͒͜ḧ̴̨͇͖̪̙͔̼́̄͑̎̏̌̏̎̓̈́͆͋̐̕͘͜ë̶͓̺̥͎͚̥͙̮́̾̈́t̷̢̧̛͕͍̲̭̟͍̮̩̟̫̱̏̍͐̌͂̇͑͘į̸̖̞̲̼͈̮͊̓̏̾̍̂̏͘c̶̦̹̺̣̓͜ ̶̛̞̤̤̱̫͍͓͒̅̍͜ş̸̦͖̩̮͍̬͈̮̜̫̰̯̗̱̽͂̊̋͛͂̀̚t̴͇̥̪̩͍͖̠̟͕̟̭̍́͆̓ͅr̶̮͈͇̉̉̋̓̀̒̅̏̀̀̆̂̈́ě̸̛̠͉̜̮̦̞̞̜̠̼͍̱ͅņ̴̛̘͈̫͚͍̬̘̥̳͐̑͗͐̏̇̐͛̓̄̊͌͜͝g̶̢̛͉̪̻̼̫͖̯̙̯̤͉̈́̈́̅͆̾̇t̸̢͙̩͔̝̫̻̫͇̙͐̂̌̌̍͛͐̚h̴̛͇̞̳̜͖̃̄̂̀͑̒̂͘͠!̵̜̤̫̭̱̖̤̅͐̍̀̎̓̀̓́̍͑͗̕"̴̰̳̃̂́̓̋͆͑͗͒͘̕

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Lyn blinked as the shield prison disappeared and Motoyasu fell to the ground.

"Motoyasu, just give up."

"Why the hell would I ever do that!" Motoyasu yelled. As Lyn switched his shield, another burst of wind hit him from the side, making him loose balance

Motoyasu took advantage of this and stabbed Lyn with his spear.

"[Lightning Spear]!"

Lyn got thrown into a wall of the arena.

"Hah... huff... huff. Take... that you bastard. I WIN!"

"...? Win?" Lyn got up from the ground. "You haven't landed a finishing blow yet. This is nothing but a few scratches."

Lin lifted his [Thunder Shield]. This shield gave him extra defense against lightning type attacks.

"Huh?! You shouldn't be standing right now. I shot you at point-blank range!"

Motoyasu was pissed. He raised his spear again.

"I was foolish."

"Huh?"

"I thought I could reason with you. But..."

Lyn began to walk towards Motoyasu.

"F*ck that. So come at me. I'll take this duel seriously now."

"Deriyaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

Motoyasu ran at Lyn again, preparing another skill. Lyn ran forward with his shield up.

Motoyasu thrust forward and tried to hit Lyn in the face, but Lyn grabbed the spear and pointed his shield at Motoyasu's torso.

"[Airstrike Shield Bash]."

A transparent green shield crashed into Motoyasu's chest and launched him back, with Lyn still holding onto his spear.

"[Airstrike Shield Prison]."

The transparent green ball trapped Motoyasu again.

"You bastard! Stop using cheap tricks and admit defeat like a man!"

"[Inventory Shield]. Water."

One of the four shields trapping Motoyasu started to glow white. In a second, water started to pour out of it. Motoyasu looked down and his eyes widened.

"H-hey! What do you think you're doing?"

The water continued to pour in, now reaching up to Motoyasu's waist. Motoyasu banged at the shield prison in panic.

"Let! Me! Out! Bastard!"

But Lyn didn't stop. Instead, he just stared at Motoyasu.

"Motoyasu has no chance. Lyn has the upper hand."

Ren said to Itsuki.

"He's not really planning to drown him, is he?"

Red didn't respond.

"Let me out! Fight me like a man Lyn!"

Motoyasu wasted whatever time he had screaming. But soon the water covered him completely. He trashed around, trying to find a weak point in the skill, but all it did was waste his oxygen. His face turned blue and soon his mouth opened involuntarily, inhaling some water, when Lyn finally dropped him.

"*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*."

Motoyasu coughed out all the water that entered his lungs before slowly standing up to face Lyn.

"Bas*Cough*tard."

He croaked out.

"[Airstrike Shield Prison]."

Motoyasu was once again trapped inside a glowing ball. Thanks to several upgrades, Lyn could use this skill almost immediately. The cool-down was just 10 seconds.

"W-wait."

Motoyasu looked at Lyn in fear, but Lyn didn't listen.

"[Inventory Shield]. Water."

This time the whole skill started to glow and pour water inside, filling it up in seconds. The glow disappeared and everyone saw Motoyasu, sitting still.

So you're trying to wait out my skill?

Lyn raised his shield.

Not a chance.

"[Lightning Shockwave]."

Lyn smashed the [Thunder Shield] against the prison.

Inside Motoyasu screamed in pain, as lightning hit his body from all sides. But this also caused him to inhale water again. As his eyes began to dim, Lyn dropped the skill and let Motoyasu fall to the floor.

"Had enough?"

Motoyasu couldn't respond. He was a shaking, coughing mess on the floor. The skill Lyn used was actually called [Paralyzation Thunder], but the wrong name still worked the same. Heck, Lyn could use the skills without uttering a word and still have the same effect. He waited for a few seconds before raising his arm.

"Let's go again. [Airstrike Shield Prison]."

Motoyasu was trapped in this skill for the fourth time this duel.

Lyn opened his mouth to fill the prison with water when Motoyasu finally inhaled some air to scream his lungs out.

"I GIVE UP! I GIVE UP *cough* JUST STOP THIS!" He screamed with tears in his eyes.

"Beg me."

"W-what?"

"Go ahead. Beg me to stop. You challenged me to a duel, knowing I had the attack power of a newborn, had your companion cheat with wind magic, and you still lost pathetically. You failed as my hero companion, and as a hero in general, so I'm gonna humiliate you as much as I can. Start begging d*ckhead."

"I-I... I ca..."

"[Inventory Shield]. Water."

Water started pouring in again, filling up halfway in an instant. Motoyasu's uncertainty turned to panic.

"W-wait! Please stop. I... beg you. Please!" Motoyasu yelled through the tears.

Not enough. I haven't humiliated you enough, d*ckhead!

"Say it. Say that you are a useless weak hero."

"I-I'm a weak and useless hero."

"You are a crybaby and a skirt chaser."

"I'm a crybaby and a skirt chaser."

Motoyasus voice kept getting quieter and quieter as he cried more and more.

"Now repeat after me. 'I, the d*ckhead hero, the hero of the d*ck spear, have learned my place. Please oh great shield hero, have mercy on me and my d*ck!'"

"I-I, the d*ckhead..." Motoyasu began to whisper.

"Louder!"

"I, the..."

"LOUDER!"

"Please Lyn don't make me..."

"[Lightning Shockwave]."

Lyn raised his lightning shield above his head.

"I, THE D*CKHEAD HERO, THE HERO OF THE D*CK SPEAR, HAVE LEARNED MY PLACE! PLEASE, GREAT SHIELD HERO, HAVE MERCY ON ME AND MY D*CK!"

Motoyasu screamed, bawling his eyes out.

That was so idiotic and childish on my part. But a little entertaining, and it'll bring him down a peg.

Lyn dropped the [Shield Prison] and turned away. He hated doing this, but he would rather do it sooner, rather than later when it could kill everyone.

"When you think you're ready, meet me again and I'll help you get stronger. But the choice is entirely up to you."

With this, Lyn walked away and began to make his way to the exit, but he was stopped by several guards.

All the people around him were whispering.

"Turn the damn things off!" The king roared at one of the hooded figures holding the recorder. He grabbed it and smashed it on the ground.

But it was too late. Everyone in Melromark saw exactly what happened. The spear got smashed by the shield and was forced to beg for his life.

"Hey. I won right? So what's with the guards?"

"You haven't won until I say so! You cheated in the duel by bringing in water!"

Lyn inwardly cringed.

Just what the hell is this *sshole on? Cause whatever drug it is, I want some.

"So this duel was won by the Spear Hero, and you shall therefore give him what you promised!"

The king barked at Lyn. Lyn just sighed and looked around him.

The knight in the middle has a bad stance. I could push him back with my shield, shield bash the one on the left, and flamethrower the one on the right. Then summon an airstrike shield under me and use hurricane shield to blow away the closest knights. Then use shield prison as a step and use overdrive to summon more airstrike shields and run up to Raphtalia. Then use shield prison to protect us while my airstrike cool-down wears off and use it to push us out of the arena and-

"Actually, Motoyasu is the one who cheated." Ren and Itsuki came from behind. "Motoyasu, you lost halfway through."

"What?"

The spear hero used his spear as a crutch and walked over to them.

"We saw it clearly from above, your companion targeted Lyn with wind magic."

"No, but... That can't be."

"I'm afraid you are mistaken. The audience would have said something."

Myne said, her head raised high.

"The king has silenced everyone so of course, no one would say anything."

"... Is that what happened?"

Motoyasu's raised his head and looked at the audience.

"Lyn!" Raphtalia ran past the knights. A couple of them started to run towards her but Ren raised his sword at them.

"Raphtalia-chan!"

Motoyasu rushes over to her.

Raphtalia, who was now blocked by Motoyasu, slapped him across the face.

"You... coward!"

"... Eh?"

Motoyasu had a dumbfounded look on his face after being hit.

"I never asked to be saved by your cowardly tactics!"

"B-but Raphtalia-chan was being exploited by him, right?"

"Lyn-sama has never forced me to do anything! Not once did Lyn-sama use the slave seal on me!"

"But then why would he ever enslave you?!"

"I was already a slave, even before Lyn was summoned! If it wasn't for him, I would be rotting away in some nobel's dungeon! Lyn bought me because he needed a companion to help him fight monsters because of his low attack stat."

"You don't need to do that! He'll just use you until you're broken!"

"Lyn-sama has never let a single monster hurt me! And if I was tired, he lets me rest!"

"N-No... he's not the type to be so considerate..."

"... Would you be able to offer your hand to a dirty slave wrecked with illness?"

"Eh?"

"Lyn-sama has done so much for me. He allowed me to eat whatever I wanted. He gave me precious medicine when I was sick. Would you be able to do that?"

"I- I would!"

"Then you should have another slave by your side right now!"

"!?"

"I've heard the rumors... that Lyn-sama forced himself onto your companion, that he is an awful Hero."

"A-Ah. He's a rapist! As a female slave, you should understand that, right!?"

"Why would I!? Lyn-sama has never once laid his hands on me!"

Raphtalia pushed the completely defeated Motoyasu out of the way and ran towards Lyn.

"I'm alright. Need a second thou. I'm all out of energy."

Lyn pulled out a potion, downing it in an instant.

"Let's get out of here Raphtalia."

Lyn left the defeated Motoyasu, the raging Princess and King, the uncaring Itsuki, and the worried Ren behind. Most of the crowd has already dissipated.

"I'll collect the rewards tomorrow," Lyn said, he left the arena with Raphtalia still by his side.

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Lyn waited for the shield prison to drop.

"Motoyasu, just give up."

"Why the hell would I ever do that!" Motoyasu yelled. Lyn got launched back with another wind spell

Motoyasu took advantage of this and stabbed Lyn with his spear.

"Lightning Spear!"

Lyn got thrown into a wall of the arena.

"Hah... huff... huff. Take... that you bastard. I WIN!"

"...? Win?" Lyn got up from the ground. "You haven't landed a finishing blow yet. This is nothing but a few scratches.

"Huh! You shouldn't be standing right now. I shot you at point blank range!"

Motoyasu was pissed. He raised his spear again.

"I was foolish."

"Huh?"

"I thought I could fight you with the power of the shield. But..."

Lyn transformed his shield into the tiny accessory shield he made a while back, and put it in his pocket. He transformed it into a tiny sword accessory inside his pocket.

6 stat transfers left.

"Overdrive Lvl 4."

30 stat transfers left.

"I'm to pissed to give a shit."

Motoyasu charged at Lyn with an Airstrike Javelin, but Lyn just smirked.

"All speed." 29

Lyn ran around Motoyasu and stopped directly in front of him.

"All power." 28

He punched Motoyasu in the stomach, sending him flying across the arena.

Motoyasu got up and looked at his status, surprised to find a decent chunk of his health missing.

"All speed." 27

Lyn shrank the distance between him and Motoyasu in an instant.

"All power." 26.

Lyn punched Motoyasu's hand that holding the spear, breaking it.

"AAUGH!" Motoyasu screamed out in pain and fear. He tried to punch Lyn but that just got his other hand smashed.

"H-how?! You are a shielder. You shouldn't have power! You shouldn't be able to att-AGH!" Motoyasu got punched in the stomach, knocking the air out of him.

"Under normal circumstances, a shield can't attack, but you and that b*tch are trying to take everything away, and now you are even trying to take the only person I give a sh*t about. Tell me, why should I protect anyone when everyone only treats me like sh*t?"

Motoyasu didn't respond, still trying to inhale some air.

"I have no reason to protect those who only summoned me to abuse me cause of the previous shield hero. This is just karma."

Lyn grabbed Motoyasu and punched him in the leg.

"I won't go as far as to break your manhood or face, but I will break every other bone in your body."

Lyn stared at Motoyasu, who finally inhaled some air, only to scream his lungs out.

"I GIVE UP! I GIVE UP JUST STOP THIS!" He screamed with tears in his eyes.

"Beg me."

"W-what?"

Lyn stepped on Motoyasu's last unbroken leg.

"Go ahead. Beg me to stop. You are perfectly fine with forcing your opinions on to others with your spear, I'm just forcing my opinion of you being weak with my hands."

"I'll never be-AAAAGH!" Lyn put a little pressure on Motoyasu's leg, cracking his bone.

"I guess I will be crushing your balls after all."

Lyn raised his hand and aimed it at Motoyasu's crotch.

"W-wait! Please stop. I... beg you. Please!" Motoyasu yelled through the tears.

Not enough. I haven't humiliated you enough, d*ckhead!

"Say it. Say that you are a useless weak hero."

"I-I'm a weak and useless hero."

"You are a crybaby and a skirt chaser."

"I'm a crybaby and a skirt chaser."

Motoyasus voice kept getting quieter and quieter as he cried more and more.

"Now repeat after me. 'I, the d*ckhead hero, the hero of the d*ck spear, have learned my place. Please oh great shield hero, have mercy on me and my d*ck!'"

"I-I, the d*ckhead..." Motoyasu began to whisper.

"Louder!"

"I, the..."

"LOUDER!"

"Please Lyn don't make me..."

"I'm gonna start with the left one."

Lyn raised one of his legs and hovered over Motoyasu's crotch.

"I, the d*ckhead hero, the hero of the d*ck spear, have learned my place. Please oh great shield hero, have mercy on me and my d*ck!" Motoyasu screamed, shutting his eyes.

Suits him right.

Lyn stepped of his leg and took a step back.

"[Liberation Heal]."

All of Motoyasu's injuries disappeared in an instant and Lyn handed him the spear he dropped.

Lyn turned overdrive mode off.

"People like you don't go far. They just get in everyones way."

With this Lyn walked away and began to make his way to the exit, but he was stopped by several guards.

All the people around him were whispering.

"Turn the damn things off!" The king roared at one of the hooded figures holding the recorder. He grabbed it and smashed in on the ground.

But it was too late. Everyone in Melromark saw exactly what happened. The spear got smashed by the shield who wasn't even using his weapon.

The king and Myne ran up to Lyn.

"You bastard! How could you do that to him? How did you cheat?!"

"I demand to know how you acquired such power."

The king spat out the words in his face.

"That wasn't part of the deal. The deal was that I would share my knowledge only if Motoyasu won."

"I am the king so you will tell me or I will take your companion by force! You have to have cheated somehow. A shield should not have any attack power!"

"So you summoned me just to use me as your sandbag?"

"No, we summoned you to protect Melromark an..." the king began.

"At the cost of a possible war? Or do you think that the countries won't attack you just because you have all the heroes? Cause if you are relying on someone like him" he points to Motoyasu, who was making his way over to them. "Then you are screwed."

Lyn turns back to the king.

"Now let me make something clear to you kingly. Let me make it clear to ALL of you *ssholes!"

Lyn turns to the audiance and then back to the king.

"I will save this world. I'll become whatever the hell I need to to save this world. And I don't care who gets in the way. Hero, god, child, king."

Lyn raises his fist to the kings face.

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